Brenda Travis took a stand and was ordered to leave state at 17 or forfeit her freedom
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Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter is the story of how two days in 1961 forever altered the life of a 16 year old from McComb
Mississippi Roundup
MSU gets $7 million grant for project to help ease gridlock
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Mississippi State University was approved for a $7 million TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant to develop a two-mile corridor to help alleviate gridlock, Sen. Thad Cochran announced Wednesday. Read the complete story here.
Mississippi Roundup
Mississippi congressman part of effort to halt sleeping in the Capitol
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Rep. Bennie Thompson is among two dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus calling for an ethics investigation into the practice
Mississippi Roundup
How Kemper power plant’s ‘clean coal’ effort collapsed
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The promise of a facility in Kemper County that could use technology to reduce carbon emissions and harness the abundant supply of lignite coal to power homes drew interest from around globe. But after the plant’s owner announced it was ending the project after missed budgets and deadlines, a deeper look reveals that design flaws and construction problems were known well in advance of the project’s collapse, a new report says. Read the complete story here.
Mississippi Roundup
Reps. John Lewis, Bennie Thompson to attend Civil Rights Museum event
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U.S. Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Bennie G. Thompson, D-Bolton, are scheduled to be honored next month at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Both lawmakers decided not to participate in the museum’s December opening after President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to appear. Read more here.
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Greenville weighs paddling students — but only with parents’ OK
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Greenville Public School District trustees want more input from principals and school administrators before making a decision on corporal punishment. Go here to read more.
Mississippi Roundup
Former archbishop Law’s death met with anger from some, sorrow from others
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Bernard Law, the disgraced former Boston archbishop in the church molestation scandal who began his ministry in Mississippi, has died. He was 86. To read more visit the Washington Post.